U.S. Customs expands Global Entry to Germans. (Photo: Chris Hondros, Getty Images) WASHINGTON â Travelers from Germany will be able to join the Global Entry program for trusted travelers, Customs and Border Protection announced Friday.
In addition, Vietnam claims half a million children have been born with serious birth defects, while as many 2 million people are suffering from cancer or other illness caused by Agent Orange. In 2004, a group of Vietnamese citizens filed a class-action lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies, including the same ones that settled with U.S. veterans in 1984.
Agent Orange is a very difficult chapter in our nationâs history and is past due that we correct the errors of the past.â. For decades, the VA denied disability and health benefits for Vietnam veterans that claimed Agent Orange exposure. It wasn't until 1991 that the VA began linking certain illnesses to the chemical. Daines said the current law has resulted in the prolonged suffering of veterans.